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Mosaic receives the America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award

Posted on February 27, 2018

Mosaic Life Care announced it has received the Healthgrades 2018 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award.

According to a press release, this places Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph in the top 1% of more than 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide, for its consistent, year-over- year clinical performance as measured by Healthgrades. Healthgrades is an online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. Mosaic Life Care is the only hospital in the state of Missouri that received the America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award.

“For years, we’ve been working on better processes, better culture, better leadership and, of course, a better approach to quality, which is why being honored as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2018 is great news for Mosaic Life Care,” says Mark Laney, MD, CEO of Mosaic Life Care. “It’s even better news for our patients. It means they have received high quality, amazing care from a team of physicians, nurses and
caregivers who are committed to placing the needs of the patient first.”

Mosaic Life Care is also a recipient of the 2018 Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ as well as Five-Star Distinctions in Treatment of Heart Attack, Pacemaker Procedures, Hip Fracture Treatment, Spinal Fusion Surgery, Cranial Neurosurgery, Treatment of Pneumonia, Colorectal Surgeries, Treatment of Sepsis, Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism and Treatment of Respiratory Failure.

To learn more about how Healthgrades determines America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™ recipients, visit healthgrades.com/quality.

Mostly sunny and breezy with temps in the 60s

Posted on February 27, 2018

Today’s forecast remains warm with increasing clouds and a chance for thunderstorms by this evening. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of drizzle and thunderstorms between midnight and 3 a.m., then a chance of drizzle after 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of drizzle before noon, then a chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 54. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Upcoming class aims to help youth learn job readiness skills

Posted on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018

A class beginning this week will help teach youth important job readiness skills.

“Bring Your A Game to Work” will start Tuesday at Youth Alliance in St. Joseph.

According to Youth Case Manager with Youth Alliance Jill Smith, the class will go over seven different aspects of job readiness including attitude, appearance and accountability.

“Research has shown that a lot of youth today are not familiar with things that people in the past have been used to like getting to work on time and maybe what they should wear for an interview and… just haven’t learned those type of skills, so it’s important for our youth,” Smith said. “These classes are for ages 15 to 24, so it’s quite an age span. We looked at this curriculum and it was research based and it just talks about having a positive attitude, the work ethic, being accountable, appearance, all those things. So, the youth really need to learn about that and learn about themselves, why it’s important.”

Classes take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday beginning February 27th and running through March 27th. Classes will be held at the St. Joseph Youth Alliance at 5223 Mitchell Ave.

The classes are free and a meal will be provided. For more information or to RSVP, call (816) 232-0050.

Gentry County man killed in tractor rollover

Posted on February 26, 2018

A Gentry County man was killed when a tractor rolled down an embankment Monday morning in a field near Pattonsburg.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Victor L. Morgan of McFall was loading a hay bale onto a tractor at 10:30 a.m., when excessive weight on the front caused the tractor to tip and roll down an embankment.

The tractor came to rest on Morgan. He was pronounced deceased at the scene at 11:15 a.m. Monday.

Supreme Court declines to take up ‘Dreamers’ case

Posted on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s highly unusual bid to bypass a federals appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

The decision affecting “Dreamers” means the case will almost certainly have to work its way through the lower courts before any Supreme Court ruling is possible. And because that could take weeks or months, Monday’s decision also is likely to further reduce pressure on Congress to act quickly on the matter.

The ruling on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, wasn’t unexpected.

Justice Department spokesman Devin O’Malley acknowledged that the court “very rarely” hears a case before a lower appeals court has considered it, though he said the administration’s view was “it was warranted” in this case.

O’Malley said the administration would continue to defend the Homeland Security Department’s “lawful authority to wind down DACA in an orderly manner.”

DACA has provided protection from deportation and work permits for about 700,000 young people who came to the U.S. as children and stayed illegally.

Last fall, Trump argued that Obama had exceeded his executive powers when he created the program. Trump gave lawmakers until March 5 to send him legislation to renew the program.

But in recent weeks, federal judges in San Francisco and New York have made Trump’s deadline temporarily moot. They’ve issued injunctions ordering the Trump administration to keep DACA in place while courts consider legal challenges to Trump’s termination of the program.

The administration was fighting the judges’ rulings in its appeal to the Supreme Court. Yet it has not tried to block the injunctions that force it to continue operating the program.

Congress has struggled to find consensus on the issue. The Senate stalemated on the matter two weeks ago, leaving any further congressional action in doubt.

The Supreme Court rarely hears a case before a lower appeals court has considered it. The fight over whether President Richard Nixon had to turn over the Watergate tapes is one such example.

Temps in the 50s and 60s for most of the week

Posted on February 26, 2018

Mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures are expected today, with highs nearing 60 degrees. The next chance for rain and thunderstorms comes late Tuesday into Wednesday night. Temperatures will remain at or above normal through the remainder of the week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light south southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m., then a chance of drizzle after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of drizzle, mainly before 7 a.m., then a chance of showers after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely before 4 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., then a chance of snow showers and freezing rain after 5 a.m. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of snow showers before 7 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Planned road work for northwest Missouri, Feb. 26 – March 4

Posted on February 25, 2018February 24, 2018

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of Feb. 26 – March 4 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change.

MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing weather conditions.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636) or visit modot.org/northwest. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook.

Andrew County

U.S. Route 71 – Pothole patching from the city limits of Maryville (Nodaway County) to Route B, Feb. 27 – March 2

Atchison County

Interstate 29 – Pothole patching, Feb. 26 – March 2
Route 111 – Bridge maintenance at County Road 280, Feb. 26 – March 2. County Road 280 will be CLOSED from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

Caldwell County

Route 116 – Shoulder work from U.S. Route 69 (Clinton County) to Route 13, Feb. 26 – March 2

Carroll County

Route 10 – Pothole patching from the city limits of Carrollton to Route FF, Feb. 26 – 27

Clinton County

Route 33 – Drainage work at Route PP, Feb. 28 – March 2. A temporary traffic signal will direct traffic through the intersection.
Route 116 – Shoulder work from U.S. Route 69 to Route 13 (Caldwell County), Feb. 26 – March 2

Harrison County

Route YY – CLOSED for a culvert replacement two-tenths of a mile north of Route 46, Feb. 28, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route YY – CLOSED for a culvert replacement one mile north of Route 46, March 1, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route YY – CLOSED for a culvert replacement two miles north of Route 46, March 2, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Linn County

U.S. Route 36 – Pothole patching from the Macon County line to Route 139, Feb. 26 – 27
Route 5 – Drainage work from the city limits of Laclede to the city limits of Linneus, Feb. 26 – 28

Mercer County

U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Muddy Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through March 2018.

Nodaway County

U.S. Route 71 – Pothole patching from the city limits of Maryville to Route B (Andrew County), Feb. 27 – March 2

Nominations being accepted for Missouri Western Alumni Awards

Posted on February 25, 2018February 26, 2018

The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Alumni Awards, to be presented at the 36th annual Alumni Awards Banquet in October.

According to a press release from Missouri Western, nominations are being accepted for the following awards:

· Distinguished Alumni Award: Established in 1983, the Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest award given to an alumnus/alumna by the Alumni Association. The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes living alumni for their career/professional achievements; civic contributions within their local community, state or nation; service to Missouri Western State University; and other qualities which elicit pride from others who attended Missouri Western. This award is given to alumni with a difference of at least 11 years between attendance and nomination.

· GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade): The GOLD award recognizes those early in their career who have had outstanding achievements and accomplishments. The award is based upon professional and educational achievements, community activities, honors and awards received and other noteworthy items of merit since graduation. The nominee must have received his or her initial degree from Missouri Western within ten years of June 1 of the year of recognition.

· Herb ’35 and Peggy Iffert Award for Outstanding Service to the University: The Iffert Award recognizes an alumnus/alumna, retiree, or other friend of the University who has shown outstanding and continuous commitment to Missouri Western’s mission, vision, and legacy. This award recognizes one’s service as a positive liaison between the University and the region of northwest Missouri as well as consistent dedication to the advancement and preservation of Missouri Western.

· Distinguished Faculty Award: Established in 1983, the Distinguished Faculty Award is given to a current faculty member by the Alumni Association in recognition of one’s lasting influence on students, excellence in teaching, professional/career accomplishments, and professional and ethical standards.

· The Great Griffon Awards: The Great Griffon Awards recognize alumni from each college and school who exhibit outstanding contributions to the workforce, society or the University. Nominees must have completed at least 24 credit hours at any Missouri Western institution and do not have to work in the area in which they studied. Nominees can be recognized for career achievement, service to local communities, state, nation or the University. At least one year is required between attendance and award nomination.

· Student Leadership Awards: The Student Leadership Awards recognize graduating students who have made significant impact to the life of the University during their tenure though leadership, volunteerism, or humanitarianism. The Alumni Student Leadership Awards include Graduating Student of the Year, Clifford Hughes ’55 Award and the International Student of the Year. Nominees for the Student Leadership Awards must be graduating seniors (either May or December) and have shown exemplary leadership, volunteerism, or humanitarianism.

All of the Alumni Awards are awarded to nominees through a selection process and at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association.

To be considered this year, nominations must be submitted by April 1. Self-nominations are accepted.

For more information on the awards, including recent recipients, or to fill out a nomination form, click here.

Missouri high school class of 2017 increases score on college-level exams

Posted on February 25, 2018February 25, 2018

(Missourinet) – About 12% of Missouri’s 2017 high school graduates scored a 3 or better on Advanced Placement or AP tests they sometimes receive college credit for.

The figure is an increase of nearly 1% from the previous year. Scores range from 1 to 5, with colleges mostly requiring a 3 or higher for students to be eligible for credit.

According to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, AP classes offer several advantages for students, including portability of scores to a variety of colleges and universities in Missouri and across the country. Students who score 3 or higher have been shown to earn higher grade point averages in college, and they are more likely to graduate from college in four years.

The achievement gap based on race continues to linger. According to data from the College Board, the organization that operates AP programs, Asian students had the highest AP exam average – 3.46, white students followed with 3.13, Hispanics averaged 2.66, and African-Americans had the lowest – 1.92. The 2017 average scores based upon are virtually the same as the previous year.

More than 26,000 Missouri seniors took the college-level tests in 2017 – an increase of over 1,000 from the previous year.

AP participation is one of several measures Missouri uses to determine college and career readiness. About 43% of 2017 graduates were enrolled in dual enrollment or dual credit classes. An additional two percent were enrolled in International Baccalaureate courses.

To see Missouri’s data, click here.

Northwest ag school to host Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit

Posted on February 24, 2018February 23, 2018

Maryville, Mo. – In an effort aimed at helping middle-school-aged students better understand and appreciate the food system, Northwest Missouri State University will hold its 2018 Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit.

According to a press release from Northwest, featured speakers will include Chris Chinn, the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, and a representative of the Center for Food Integrity.

Additionally, Michael Foust, the owner and operator of The Farmhouse, will lead a lunch time conversation. The city of Maryville recently announced The Farmhouse, a farm-to-table restaurant in Kansas City, as a new restaurant tenant at the Conference Center.

The summit is sponsored by Northwest’s School of Agricultural Sciences. It is funded, in part, by a grant it received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, as well as the Mozingo Conference Center.

The public is invited to attend the 2018 Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, at the Conference Center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park.

Registration is $25 and due by Thursday, March 1. Registration may be completed online.

For more information, contact Jill Brown, partnership coordinator at Northwest, at [email protected] or (660) 562-1195.